Misrata – The Criminal Investigation Department announced on Monday that its specialized teams have managed to retrieve debris from an ammunition depot explosion that occurred in the city of Misrata late Sunday night into Monday.
The department explained in an official statement that the security inspection and bomb disposal team of its Central Branch found shells and rockets of various calibers that had been scattered outside the depot as a result of the explosion.
The statement confirmed that all precautionary measures have been taken to secure the incident’s perimeter and ensure citizens’ safety, noting that field efforts to monitor the situation are ongoing.
The spokesman for the Ambulance and Emergency Service, Osama Ali, had reported that the explosion injured 16 people, while the causes of the incident remain unknown.